| BIP | bacterial intravenous protein; biparietal; bismuth iodoform paraffin; Blue Cross interim payment; br... |
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| DFP | diastolic filling period; diisopropyl-fluorophosphate |
| DLMP | date of last menstrual period |
| DLNMP | date of last normal menstrual period |
| ERP | early receptor potential; effective refractory period; elodoisin-related peptide; endoscopic retrogr... |
| extrinsic incubation period | Time required for the development of a disease agent in a vector, from the time of uptake of the agent to the time when the vector is infective. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| fertile period | The period in a regularly menstruating woman's cycle, during which conception is most likely. (05 Mar 2000) |
| latency period | <psychology> The period from about 5 to 7 years to adolescence when there is an apparent cessation of psychosexual development. (12 Dec 1998) |
| latent period | A seemingly inactive period, as that between exposure of tissue to an injurious agent and the manifestation of response or that between the instant of stimulation and the beginning of response. (18 Nov 1997) |
| functional refractory period | The minimum interval possible between successive responses to stimulation of a tissue. (05 Mar 2000) |